TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, January 30. Uzbekistan
plans to deploy 1,500 certified specialists by the end of this year
to work on the construction of Türkiye’s first nuclear power plant,
the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant, Trend reports via the Uzbek Agency for Migration.
According to the agency, Uzbekistan and Türkiye will jointly
establish professional qualification assessment centers in three
regions of Uzbekistan, operating in line with Turkish standards.
The centers will be launched in the Tashkent, Namangan, and
Syrdarya regions, where they will assess skills and competencies
across 25 professions and issue internationally recognized
certificates.
The initiative follows talks held in Türkiye by the head of the
agency, Bekhzod Musaev, with the management of the Arya
organization. As a result of the meeting, the sides signed an
agreement on assessing the professional qualifications of Uzbek
citizens seeking employment in Türkiye.
Earlier, the agency also announced agreements with the Turkish
Ministry of Labor and Social Security, under which Uzbek nationals
residing illegally in Türkiye will be legalized without
deportation, while work permits will be granted after three years
of residence.
In addition, Musaev reached an agreement with Turkish company
KSK Temizlik to attract Uzbek migrant workers to major construction
projects in Ankara, with the company planning to hire up to 2,500
workers this year.
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